Bill introduced to name Route 20 bypass around Fremont Charles Woodson Way
A bill introduced in the Ohio legislature, sponsored by State Representative Gary Click, would name the Route 20 bypass around the city after the football great. Author: Jonathan Monk Updated: 8:04 PM EST March 10, 2021
FREMONT, Ohio The city of Fremont wants to honor one of its best known native sons.
State Representative Gary Click has submitted legislation that would name the Route 20 bypass around Fremont as Charles Woodson Way .
On Wednesday, a delegation from Fremont travelled to Columbus for the announcement; it included Mayor Danny Sanchez, FCS superintendent Jon Detwiler, and members of the Fremont High School Little Giants football team.
Mayor Danny Sanchez spoke about the former Fremont Ross High School football standout at the Ohio Statehouse s atrium as Woodson looked on via a virtual video linkup.
Sanchez said only his parents made a bigger impact on his life than Woodson, for whom the mayor waited outside the locker room for a high-five when he played at Fremont Ross in the 1990s.
He recalled Woodson helping him to his father s car as a fifth grader after Sanchez broke his ankle in an accident at the Sandusky County YMCA. That memory has never gone away, Sanchez said, later calling Woodson the definition of perseverance as he achieved greatness on the football field.
Mayor Danny Sanchez said residents would be asked to pay their water bills online, via phone or at the water office s drive through window.
Sanchez announced later in March the city decided to close all of its fishing access to the Sandusky River, a precaution linked to coronavirus fears.
The mayor said he would encourage businesses to prohibit parking to the public.
The announcement resulted in a big hit to the city s annual walleye run, which attracts thousands to the Sandusky River.
In 2018, Sandusky County s Convention and Visitors Bureau estimated walleye and white bass seasons (white bass starts later in April and runs through May) bring almost 14,000 fishermen to the Sandusky River.